NFTs


Opinion

Metaverse Scarcity Isn’t Real

Because scarcity in the metaverse is arbitrary and artificial, the values created with virtual real estate and NFTs are not the same as in the physical world, argues EY’s Paul Brody.

The real world has real scarcities, unlike the metaverse.

Finance

GameFi NFT Marketplace Lootex Closes $9M Funding Round

The Taiwan-based asset marketplace features over 12,000 NFTs across 500 collections.

Stacking of US Dollar bank notes.

Tech

Unstoppable Domains Launches NFT-Based Sign-On for Ethereum and Polygon

So-called “utility NFTs” can also be used to mark positions in DeFi or prove membership in communities, said Unstoppable chief Matthew Gould.

Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)

Finance

Associated Press Launching NFT Marketplace for Its Photographs

The marketplace will be built by blockchain technology firm Xooa, with NFTs to be minted on the Polygon blockchain.

The Associated Press will call some 7,000 races in the 2020 elections. Everipedia will record these calls on its network.

Finance

Dez Bryant Taps Chainlink for ‘Dynamic’ Sports NFTs

The collectibles change in appearance based on players’ real-life stats.

Dez Bryant (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Finance

Pudgy Penguins NFT Project Ousts Founders as Mood Turns Icy

NFT influencers clash over the fate of Pudgy Penguins, raising governance questions surrounding non-fungible token communities.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

Finance

NFT Curation Site JPG Goes Live With $3.8M in Seed Funding

The media curation protocol aims to change who can build an art gallery.

An exhibition at Miami’s Art Basel festival in December 2021 curated by Sofia Garcia of ARTXCODE and Kate Hannah of Art Blocks. The exhibit is now hosted digitally on JPG. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop Stock Surges Following NFT Marketplace Report

The struggling video game retailer is planning to build a new division focused on trading NFTs and establishing crypto partnerships, the WSJ reported.

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